Game Engineer (Localization)

Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.

Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: 8-month contract
Reports to: Director, Developer Experience

The Role

Nex’s mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement transcends region and language. As our Game Engineer (Localization), you will be at the forefront of ensuring our games and content are localized and ready for a larger audience. You will work with fellow engineers, artists, designers, and project managers to ensure all content is localized to the highest quality.

What You Will Bring to the Table

• Prepare our games for localization, upgrading relevant libraries and extracting contents.

• Improve UI layout and placement so they work with different locales.

• Contribute to the localization process, providing feedbacks or creating more automations.

Should Have

• Solid Unity skills, especially on UI maintenance.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• A strong drive for high quality and excellence.

• Excited to work in a fast paced environment.

• Ready to face new challenges and opportunities.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience in game localization.

• A passion for games and a curiosity for what makes them fun.

• Love being active and healthy. Passionate about helping others do the same.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.

• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.

• Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.

• Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field

Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at nex.inc/who-we-are.

We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!

Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.

We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.